Convicts And Salt

[fry_lover]

Salt with Convicts?

Can peeps who (are in) the know answer me this please


1. Why would you use salt with Convicts if at all??

2. What quantities, i am guessing approx 1gram per litre?

3. What type of salt, am guessing proper marine salt (would that harm Convicts?)

Thanks

 

[Gatorbait]

Most people say not to use salt ever for anything or that it does no good etc. It's a very hotly debated topic i nall forums.

I disagree with them 100%. I've used it for years and will continue to use it and I know it works for me but it shouldn't be used unless necessary.

For 1 example, with my piranha's they started to get cloudy eyes from a mini-cycle. I added 1tsp of salt and later that day it was gone.

Dosage is dependant upon the problem. Livebearers and cichlids tolerate it much more than some other fish so this is a general rule.

Nitrite poisoning only needs 1 tsp per 300g.

Ich = 1tsp per 5g although others may do a 0.3% rate over 3 days.

Salt dips are a 1% solution.

You want to dissolve it before adding it and when you do a wc you only add more salt for the gallons you take out. It's cheap and won't stress fish out as much when they're sick as more powerful medication.

 

[fry_lover]

thanks mate, nice reply. Cheers

 

[ox5477]

using the salt helps when there is illness present usually. Normally, i would say no salt at all as they most NW cichlids live in rivers which is 100% fresh. I would assume that they do travel to the mouth of these rivers and therefore can tolerate mild salinity but I really see no need for keeping any NW cichlid in anything but fresh permanently

 

[Gatorbait]

There's no such thing as 100% fresh water. There is salt in every body of water in the world.

 

[vancouver]

Is there a reason you want to add salt?

 

[Gatorbait]

Is there a reason you want to add salt?

1) Relieve nitrite poisoning (Brown Blood disease) by displacing nitrite ions away from gills membrane.
2) Eradicates a large number of external parasites including ich, chilodonella, costia, trichodina, oodinium (velvet).
3) Combats bacterial, fungal infections and ammonia burn.
4) Kill all salt sensitive plants in your tank
5) Recharge ion exchange resins (ammo-chips, water softener "pillows")
6) Can be used to disinfect a used, empty tank by apply it as a "paste"
7) Ease osmoregulatory stress... but only happens when fish are dumped from water of one osmotic pressure into one which is very different. This problem is not a concern because we are dealing with FRESHWATER fishes. Exception is when the fish has a very serious open ulcer.

From- http/www.piranha-fury.com/pfury/index.ph...679&hl=salt

 

[vancouver]

I wasn't asking what salt is used for..

I was just curious why they wanted to add it to the tank..

 

[fry_lover]

Vancouver, Gatorbait, pls see my new thread, cheers

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=178724&hl=